Oakwood Pasadena

... rides including The Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain, Indiana Jones, Big Thunder Mountain railway, Matterhorn Bobsleds and last but certainly not least, Space Mountain (freaky - but the coolest by far!). We also spent a large part of the day wet as they put James in the front of the log ride. He weighed about 20kg more than all other riders therefore ...

... the graduate school decision process. Needless to say, Playa Del Rey was much more crowded this time! JT and I really enjoyed watching the 747s and Southwest Airlines planes (737s) take off over the beach. And, of course, it was great to be back on the beach with sand beneath my toes and hearing the sound of the ocean. Luckily, this will become rather common for the next couple ...

... from then to around May 19th, when I will return to Providence, RI, to attend Phil's graduation. Yes my brother is graduating from college this year. My parents are one tuition down! I will hopefully be able to write my first entry a couple of days into the orientation. Good luck for everyone in school this semester and have a great next 4 and a half months! Allison

... compairing photos and taking pictures for each other . . . with our own cameras . . . particularly hard to do when you are alone and don't want to walk away from your camera.

... and this one was super cheap! Alcohol is cheap to, a six pack of beer is about $9 and we saw some people with a gallon (that's 4 litres) of smirnoff that they bought for $20!!!! Thursday we went to Disneyland which was awesome, beautiful warm sunny day yet not toooo many people, longest time we had to wait for a ride was 20mins which isn't bad when you look at the space they have available for lining up!! Yikes! All the rides are pretty tame but fun at the same time! It's amazing the ...

... to get lightheaded and SOOOOO hungry! 12:45 pm: Arrive at 1:30 pm medical to fill out 2:00 pm: Actually get called in from the waiting room to start medical. A) VISION ........... ok B) HEARING......... ok C) COLOR TEST... ok D) BLOODWORK.. ?? E) CHEST X-RAY.. ?? F) DOCTOR VISIT.. good! 4:30pm: FINALLY get to leave and go for lunch with Krista, at...... (DRUM ROLL, PLEASE) IN & OUT BURGER..... mmmmmmmm....... 5 ...

... dear!" I mention that I was not informed of that, and if I had that I would've changed my seat location. She asks if I want to move and I ended up in business class next to a rather annoying lady but that's what gravol and headsets are for! Business class meant that I do not get any more width, but a ton of leg room. No one in front of me and I could barely touch the wall with my feet. We arrived in LA around 220pm and I quickly figured out how to get to the rental car I had purchased ...

... filmed. There were hundreds of people strewn across it and being such a hot summers day, the lifeguards in their bright red costumes were kept almost as busy as they are in Baywatch! The Venice Beach sidewalk runs all the way past Muscle Beach in one direction and to Santa Monica in the other and is lined almost the whole way with artists, buskers, cafes, market stalls and street entertainers. Alongside the various people making a living out of their ...

This morning I caught a ride in the shiniest semi-truck in California, I couldn't believe that it wasn't brand new, and it was 7 years old at that. "I usually drive 6 days a week and spend the other day cleaning and polishing. In 7 years Tony had put 765,000 miles on it. He said that his wife pulled out some old timecards and that for a period of 15 years he averaged 75 hours a week of driving. Over dinner he ...

... We got a great people-watching table at a café next to the square. The sun has made an appearance. We had a cerveza chopp (draft beer). The singer in the white dress was replaced by a small combo. No matter, music still good. Another chopp, and a chivita, a local dish consisting of a plate of fries covered by some chicken drowned in melted mozzarella with tomatoes, olives, and some other stuff on top. M-m-m-m healthy. Ed had a ...